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Immigration

CNN Asked No Questions About Immigration at First All-White Democratic Debate
The government plans to divert an extra $7.2 billion to Trump's wall while asylum seekers remain stranded at the border.

The US Is Waging a Stealth War at the Mexico Border
Author John Carlos Frey explores increased militarization at the border and the profitable business of fear.Â

New Immigrant DNA Collection Program Triggers Fear of Population Surveillance
The Trump administration will collect and submit to the FBI DNA collected from people in immigration custody.

Activist Faces Jail for Resisting Massachusetts Sheriff’s Collaboration With ICE
Sherrie Andre protested to end an agreement that allows Bristol County deputies to act as U.S. ICE officers.

Today’s Concentration Camps Go by Many Names, But They’re Still Open
Entire ethnic groups have been rounded up and held indefinitely over the past 100 years, even here in the U.S.

In 2020, Let’s Recognize Immigration as a Reproductive Justice Issue
War is being waged on the bodily autonomy of vulnerable people.

We Can’t Obtain Immigration Justice in a World of Borders and Nations
Immigration policies will never be “just” or “fair.”

Supreme Court May Rule Against DACA, But It Won’t Be the End of the Fight
DACA activists are organizing across the board to ensure that their rights don't end on the whims of politicians.

Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Approved in New York, New Jersey
Fourteen other states already allow undocumented people to apply for driver’s licenses.

US Border Officials Deny Request to Give Free Flu Vaccine to Detained Migrants
The refusal was the latest example of what critics call the “intentional cruelty” of Trump's immigration policies.